One of our grantees, American Indian Health & Services, used BRANCH funds to host three workshops on traditional foods led by Julie Cordero-Lamb, a member of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation, a botanist, and …
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls: A nationwide data crisis
Project: American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) Urban Cancer Solutions project The CDC-funded project led by AICAF will provide effective and sustainable approaches for improving cancer prevention, screening, early detection, patient navigation, and survivorship. Technical assistance will …
We are pleased to share with you a recent notification from First Nations Development Institute stating that they would be removing a controversial report from their publications library. Benny Shendo, Jr. the Chairman of the Board …
Recent First Nations Development Institute Report, “Twice Invisible: Understanding Rural Native America,” Raises Concerns from an Urban Indian Perspective Recently the First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) released a report online entitled, “Twice Invisible: Understanding Rural Native …
Health Department Officials Discuss AI/AIN Health with SIHB/UIHI John Wiesman, the Washington State Secretary of Health, and other officials from his office visited the Seattle Indian Health Board (SIHB) and Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) on …
Health Data Literacy Training – Module 1: Accessing Data Join the UIHI’s Demystifying Data project for a new webinar on “Accessing Data.” This is the first webinar in a series of two training sessions focused on …
New Report on Lifelong Disparities among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders In November 2015 the AARP Public Policy Institute published an extensive report providing a national perspective on the sociodemographic characteristics of aging American Indians …
Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month in November National Native American Heritage Month honors the accomplishments of American Indians and recognizes American Indians as the original inhabitants of the U.S. The tradition began in 1986 when …